Shortfiction – Bücher, CDs, Blu-ray Discs und mehr, Seite 6

Sallie Carson
Wayside Flowers. A Collection of Short Poems

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the pub…

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Julian V Roberts
Criminal Justice

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The criminal justice system is diverse and complex and raises questions about the use of imprisonment, the effects of capital punishment, the purposes…

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Stefano Palminteri, Valentin Wyart
Decision Making

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringWe are constantly making decisions. from everyday choices like whether to carry an umbrella, to complex issues involving risk, strategy, and long-term …

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Teaching Post-1945 American Short Fiction

New frontiers in American fictionAfter 1945, women, people of color, and queer writers remade American short fiction, rejecting the modernist dogmas of impersonality and universalism that had long exclude…

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Philip K. Maini
Mathematical Biology

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Mathematical biology develops models which are applied to processes in biology and medicine. Philip K. Maini describes the art of modelling, what it is, why we do it.

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Douglas A. Boyd
Oral History

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis Very Short Introduction is a general introduction to oral history from the interview to the archive. Douglas A. Boyd examines the oral history in…

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Richard Connolly
The Russian Economy

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Russia is one of the largest economies in the world; it is one of the world's most important exporters of oil and gas, and of other natural resources.…

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Robert Chapman, Sue Fletcher-Watson
Neurodiversity

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Neurodiversity is the idea that human brains function in a variety of ways. By understanding that people take in, process, and respond to information…

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Maurice S. Lee
Herman Melville

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Best known as the author of Moby-Dick (1851), Herman Melville is one of America's greatest writers. His achievements range from popular novels and experimental fiction to powerful poetry. His works are tr…

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Teaching Post-1945 American Short Fiction

New frontiers in American fictionAfter 1945, women, people of color, and queer writers remade American short fiction, rejecting the modernist dogmas of impersonality and universalism that had long exclude…

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R. B. Bernstein
Alexander Hamilton

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Alexander Hamilton: A Very Short Introductionprovides a brief introduction to the life, work, and legacies of Alexander Hamilton. R. B. Bernstein explores Hamilton's role in revolution, politics, law, con…

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Patricia Daley, Ian Klinke
Human Geography

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This book offers an exciting and contemporary entry into the study of power systems and the way in which they have been constructed, subverted, and resisted over time.

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Mandy Treagus
The Pacific Tale

Maritime Literature and Culture

This book offers a genealogy of short fiction in English set in the Pacific and written by British, American, and Australian writers. Through its analysis of texts by non-Islander authors such as Robert L…

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Terry Pratchett
A Blink of the Screen

A brilliant collection of short stories and short form fiction from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, one of the world's best-loved authors. 'Clever, neatly constructed and funny ... Pratchett is one of the…

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Michael Boylan
Ethics

An innovative introduction to ethics through philosophy and fictionEthics: An Introduction with Primary Texts and Short Fictive Narratives offers a distinctive and pedagogically effective approach to ethi…

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Prof Frank Close (Professor Emeritus of Physics, Professor Emeritus of Physics, Oxford University)
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction

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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamenta…

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Robert C. Allen
Global Economic History

Very Short Introductions

Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringWhy are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty?In this Very Sh…

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Helen Graham
The Spanish Civil War

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Spanish civil war was one of the 20th century's most complex and bitter conflicts. What were its causes? And why do the stakes in that long-ago war…

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Madeline Y Hsu
Asian American History

Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringAsians have migrated to North America for centuries, in search of opportunities and conveyed by increasingly dense, international circuits of trade, l…

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Michael Gorra
The Storytellers

Tracing the origins of the modern short story, Michael Gorra provides the first fully realized picture of a century's worth of great tales.The Storytellers offers a far-reaching account of the rich tradit…

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